Vampire: Bloodlines - Review

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Originally Posted by Withcheese

Open Properties on the shortcut to the game.

Where it says Target replace the text in there with this:

"E:\Program Files\Activision\Vampire - Bloodlines\vampire.exe" -console

(You'll need to put in the relevant drive letter if it's different).

Once in the game press ` (top left button on our keyboards).

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Be careful with the console, since it will freeze up your game at random. Going to the menu (esc) before bringing it up seems to bypass this particular problem.

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Cheers Cheese and MN :D

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Originally Posted by MagicNakor

I never was forced to use a console command to finish the game.

As for the glitches and bugs themselves, Troika said many times over that the game was "finished" for a few months and they were simply waiting for HL2 to be put out. I've never seen a Troika game not be a terrible mess upon release. Temple of Elemental Evil and Arcanum are both infested.

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Society of Leopold sometimes has a crash, makes it impossible to finish without using console.

And I'd heard publishers had been bastards about making them release?

Yeah, I heard that it sometimes crashes there. The only talked-about crash I had was at the very end of the game, before the final cutscene. I couldn't replicate it though.

Troika couldn't release the game before HL2 because of their deal with Valve. That was the only publishing-related issue. Now that it's out, Activision's said the game is not on their list of "high" priorities, so I wouldn't look for a patch anytime soon... :( There's a fan-made patch, though, which solves a number of issues.

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You can play an Angel-esque vampire protecting the good and trying to retain your humanity

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Nice review Cheese, I've started downloading the game due to the above, can't wait :)

How deep is character creation? Can you choose clothes? Like say a long black flowing coat? :ph34r:

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

Nice review Cheese, I've started downloading the game due to the above, can't wait :)

How deep is character creation? Can you choose clothes? Like say a long black flowing coat? :ph34r:

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You can't choose clothes. They're determined by your clan/sex.
Later in the game, though, you get different clothing choices. One of which is Light Leather, which I remember being long.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

Nice review Cheese, I've started downloading the game due to the above, can't wait :)

How deep is character creation? Can you choose clothes? Like say a long black flowing coat? :ph34r:

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Pretty much as Mad Cat says.

Character creation is pretty open with a wide range of skills to choose from. Not sure if you could build a character that looks like Angel but you could defiently build someone with the same sort of skills.

Nice, only 28 minutes left :D

I prefer to play a pre-wimpified Spike type character who just goes around killing everyone, being mean and looking cool.

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Originally Posted by Withcheese

I prefer to play a pre-wimpified Spike type character who just goes around killing everyone, being mean and looking cool.

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That does sound tempting :unsure: Is there any form of reputation in it? can you become the ultimate bad? :unsure:

What do these vampire hunters look like? Are they short and from Yorkshire with sexy voices? :ph34r: